Loved it. Thanks for posting this. I saw yesterday on the "Knitting Daily" show that elementary schools are looking for volunteers to teach knitting to young girls and boys in the public schools. Apparently there is an ongoing campaign where afghans, caps and scarves are needed in hospitals and homeless shelters.
John

I learned to knit when I was a kid in about the same way (minus the secret code angle). Except that my mom didn't want to teach me because she was afraid kids would make fun of me. I made her life miserable till she did. Then I wanted to take my little swatch of cloth to show-and-tell. Mom again discouraged me because I'd get teased. I took it anyway, and what happened was that within a week, almost every kid in the class was knitting. :)